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Unlicensed Electrical And Plumbing Worker Sentenced For Dangerous Work, Fined
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:41 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Graeme Kyle sentenced for negligent work and for working while unlicensed. Sentenced under the Electricity Act 1992 and the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006. Fined $9,000, ordered to pay costs, and $700 reparation to the property owner. ... More >>
Former MegaUpload.Com Execs Barred From Being Directors Until June 2028
Friday, 21 June 2024, 10:08 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two former executives of the disgraced MegaUpload.com platform, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk, have been prohibited from managing or being a director of any company for five years. More >>
Air Traffic Controller Trainees Now Considered Employees After Labour Inspectorate Intervention
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 10:46 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand air traffic controller trainees who previously spent up to 18 months training without being treated or paid as employees will now be considered employees More >>
Prohibited Director Sentenced To 16 Months Home Detention
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 1:34 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The director of a company has been sentenced to 16 months home detention for various charges including knowingly providing false statements, causing loss of more than $600,000 to creditors and carrying on acting as director when he was prohibited from More >>
Unlicensed Builder Convicted For Forgery, Gets 6-month Community Detention
Friday, 14 June 2024, 10:49 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Jimmy Carson, sole director of Carson Design and Co Ltd has been convicted for forging signatures of Licensed Building Practitioners on Certificate of Design Work for three buildings between September 2021 and July 2022. More >>
MBIE Opens Consultation On Financial Services Reforms
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 10:16 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on options for streamlining how banks and other financial service providers are regulated by the government. “MBIE is inviting submissions on a package of discussion documents ... More >>
Compulsory Recall Notice Of Serene S2068 Heaters
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:17 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
This follows on from the voluntary recalls issued by suppliers of these heaters after a WorkSafe investigation that resulted in a prohibition of sale and use due to safety concerns which included the potential of overheating events. More >>
Former Horse Trainer Sentenced For Bankruptcy Offending
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 4:36 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A former horse trainer has been sentenced to five months home detention after he was convicted of providing misleading statements and hiding crucial information from the Official Assignee of New Zealand when he applied for self-adjudicated bankruptcy ... More >>
Owner Of Liquidated Auckland Restaurant Ordered To Pay Former Chef Almost $100,000
Monday, 15 April 2024, 10:56 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The former owner of an Auckland restaurant business has been heavily sanctioned by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for multiple breaches of minimum employment standards even though the business is no longer trading and was liquidated in 2022. ... More >>
Report Released Into Safety Assessments Of Boarding Houses
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:09 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released its report into the proactive assessment of multi-storey boarding houses. The fire at Loafers Lodge on 16 May 2023, where five people tragically lost their lives, stresses the ... More >>
Opening For Business Or Working This Easter? Know Your Rights And Responsibilities
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 9:58 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities leading up to the Easter period. Labour Inspectorate Head of Compliance and Enforcement Simon Humphries says it’s important for business owners and their ... More >>
Putting The Freeze On Unsafe Bathroom Heaters – Voluntary Recalls On Serene S2068 Heaters
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:09 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Retailers are voluntarily recalling unsafe wall-mounted bathroom heaters. “The Serene S2068 heaters which were manufactured in March 2021 have a manufacturing defect which can cause harm to people or damage to property,” says Ian Caplin, Business ... More >>
Consumer Protection And The CGA
Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Today marks World Consumer Rights Day, and the Consumer Protection team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment wants to remind New Zealanders of the protections and guarantees they can expect when purchasing goods and services in New Zealand. ... More >>
MBIE Responds To Review On Accredited Employer Work Visa
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 10:43 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has accepted the findings and recommendations of the independent external review into the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), released today by Te Kawa Mataaho/Public ... More >>
New Zealand Claims Resolution Service Marks One Year Of Supporting Homeowners With Natural Disaster Insurance Claims
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 10:59 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Since launching in February 2023, the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service (NZCRS) has registered 1,725 cases and helped homeowners to resolve more than 900 cases. The NZCRS provides homeowners with free, independent support to help resolve their ... More >>
Technical Specification For The Design Of New Buildings Out For Public Comment
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 10:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Standards New Zealand has today released a draft Technical Specification for Structural design actions – Part 5: Earthquake actions – New Zealand (TS1170.5) for public comment. The draft specification looks to provide updated engineering guidance to ... More >>
Forecast Says Building Activity To Return To Pre-COVID Levels
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 11:15 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today published the National Construction Pipeline Report 2023 providing a projection of national building and construction activity for the six years from December 2022 to December 2028. ... More >>
Beyond The Pitch – The Enduring Benefits Of The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
Friday, 2 February 2024, 8:17 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Hundreds of thousands of people across the country benefitted from the government’s leverage and legacy programme for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. A report released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) highlights ... More >>
Exploited Migrant Employee Felt Like A Prisoner
Friday, 19 January 2024, 10:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A young migrant worker says she felt like a “prisoner” and regretted coming to New Zealand after being seriously exploited by her Central Otago employer for almost a year. “I have never seen a jail, but I felt I was a prisoner. I was sorry ... More >>
Goal! Report Confirms FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ A Success
Friday, 15 December 2023, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An impact evaluation report released today confirms the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ delivered more than New Zealand hoped for and was hugely successful across all key measures, says Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment New ... More >>
